Choreographer Virginie Brunelle
dancers Sophie Breton, Alexandre Carlos,Yelda del Carmen, José Flores, Émile de Vasconcelos-Taillefer
Rehearsal director Lucie Vigneault
Music composer Laurier Rajotte
Light designer Chantal Labonté
Costume designers Virginie Brunelle + Jonathan Saucier
Technical direction François Marceau
Production director Charlotte Ménard
Coproducers Centre national des Arts, Kinneksbond – Centre Culturel Mamer
A clear-eyed witness of our time and its challenges, Virginie Brunelle takes a piercing look at a planet in hypertension. Her compelling choreography is a vibrant battle for love and solidarity.
With its rapid thrusts and leaps, Virginie Brunelle’s cathartic dance shakes things up, examining a fractured humanity from every angle. After Fables, in which she explored women’s struggles, this time she tackles the themes of chaos and dehumanization, creating a scenic rampart where union becomes a salutary counterweight. On stage, five performers embody a collective force, moving through tension and release, surges of energy and pauses, in a succession of dynamic tableaux. Their precise, visceral movement points to a profound affinity. Each breath, each muscular quiver is part of a subtle, human storyline. Buoyed by Laurier Rajotte’s organic music, the show resonates like a liberating cry against alienation and the slow erosion of our human condition—an invitation to live life to the fullest.
Text: Anne Viau
